High Plains Qualification Standards
Athlete Qualifying Procedures and Policies 2018-19
About the High Plains Junior National Team:
Athletes will qualify for the High Plains Junior Nationals team based on the NRL points from the eight designated High Plains qualifiers. Athlete’s final HP NRL score will be determined by averaging the three lowest NRL points races and must include one race from each racing discipline (Classic and Freestyle):
US Ski & Snowboard High Plains Junior National Team selection will be prioritized and named in the following order:
Appeal Process to the US Ski & Snowboard High Plains JN Team Naming:
High Plains discretionary selections will be limited to cases of demonstrated hardship ( significant illness/family emergency). The following conditions must be met:
- The High Plains Division of US Ski & Snowboard is committed to developing excellence in cross-country skiing.
- The High Plains Division includes Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Eastern Montana.
- The High Plains Division selects teams for the US Ski & Snowboard Junior National Championships.
- The High Plains Committee has developed a team selection process for naming the US Ski & Snowboard High Plains Junior National team as stated below.
- It is the athlete's responsibility to have their High Plains Membership in place before January 1st. Athletes can sign up for their High Planes Membership here: http://www.highplainsnordic.org/junior-championships/registration
- To compete in the US Ski & Snowboard Junior National Championships and be scored for qualification for the HP Junior National team, Athletes will need to register for their cross-country competitors licence on the US Ski & Snowboard website: https://usskiandsnowboard.org/membership or by mail at PO Box 100, 1 Victory Lane, Park City, UT 84060 or by phone at (435) 647- 2666.
Athletes will qualify for the High Plains Junior Nationals team based on the NRL points from the eight designated High Plains qualifiers. Athlete’s final HP NRL score will be determined by averaging the three lowest NRL points races and must include one race from each racing discipline (Classic and Freestyle):
- U18/U20 athletes will be scored and ranked together. U18/U20 athletes HP NRL point race average must be below 200 for men and 275 for women to qualify for the 2018-19 US Ski & Snowboard High Plains Junior National Team.
- U16 athletes will be scored and ranked separately. U16 athletes point race average must be below 225 for men and 300 for women to qualify for the 2018-19 US Ski & Snowboard High Plains Junior National Team.
- Post-graduates may use NRL points from any US Ski & Snowboard scored race but must meet the same NRL point average requirements for U18/20 HP athletes. Post-Graduates do not take spaces from other athletes but are taken in addition.
- Maximum team size shall not exceed 37.
- Athletes who qualify through automatic US Ski & Snowboard Qualifications (US Ski & Snowboard rules 70.1.2 – 70.1.6). See the 2017 US Ski & Snowboard Nordic Competition Guide for more details.
- Automatic qualification for any skier who finishes in the top 40 on the final junior ranking list from the 2019 US Cross Country Championships. These skiers count towards the team’s quota.
US Ski & Snowboard High Plains Junior National Team selection will be prioritized and named in the following order:
- Athletes who qualify through automatic US Ski & Snowboard qualifications as stated in US Ski & Snowboard rules 70.1.2 – 70.1.6. See the 2017 US Ski & Snowboard Nordic Competition Guide for more details.
- Athletes who qualify through High Plains qualification standards, in order as stated above in part 3a-c.
Appeal Process to the US Ski & Snowboard High Plains JN Team Naming:
High Plains discretionary selections will be limited to cases of demonstrated hardship ( significant illness/family emergency). The following conditions must be met:
- Absence from mandatory qualifiers due to demonstrated hardship.
- The athlete meets all US Ski and Snowboard/HP JN membership requirements and required benchmarks for their age and gender.
- The athlete has attended and completed other NRL races in lieu of missed H.P. Qualifiers. To use points from a race outside of the High Plains qualifiers please use this form: https://goo.gl/forms/pzRyPdbFxPaoDAw43
- This will be the only instance of High Plains board discretionary selection allowed.
- The appeal review committee will consist of the President of the board, the Vice President of the board, and one at-large member of the board.
- Appeals must be received within 48 hours of the publishing of USSS points list 6 that will be posted by February 14th.